Sec Form 4 Filing - SOLE-RAFOLS ROGER @ WeWork Inc. - 2021-10-20

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: November 30, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SOLE-RAFOLS ROGER 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WeWork Inc. [ WE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Marketing Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 575 LEXINGTON AVE, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/20/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (right to buy) $ 2.55 10/20/2021 A 413,095 ( 2 ) 05/12/2030 Common Stock 413,095 ( 1 ) 413,095 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SOLE-RAFOLS ROGER 575 LEXINGTON AVE, 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 Chief Marketing Officer Signatures /s/ Roger Sole-Rafols, by Jared DeMatteis as Attorney-in-Fact 10/22/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On October 20, 2021, (i) BowX Acquisition Corp. ("BowX") consummated a business combination (the "Business Combination") by and among BowX, BowX Merger Subsidiary Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"), BowX Merger Subsidiary II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub II") and WeWork Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Legacy WeWork"), (ii) BowX changed its name to "WeWork Inc." and (iii) Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy WeWork (the "First Merger") and the surviving corporation of the First Merger merged with and into Merger Sub II. As part of the Business Combination, each Legacy WeWork stock option was exchanged for a stock option to acquire 0.82619 shares of common stock of WeWork Inc. ( 2 )One third of the option vested and became exercisable on May 12, 2021, after which 1/12 of the option vests on each August 12, November 12, February 12 and May 12 through May 12, 2023.

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.